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Piron, Beatriz
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| NOC |
Dominican Republic
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| Gender | Women |
| Born | 27 Feb 1995
in San Pedro de Macorís, DOM |
| Height | 1.50 m |
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Further Personal Information |
| Residence |
Santo Domingo, DOM |
Sport Specific Information |
| Name of coach |
Hector Dominguez [national], DOM; Moreno Martinez [national], DOM; Luis Silva [national], VEN |
Further Personal Information |
| Family |
Husband Juan Pena Mejia, daughter Yamilka Elizabeth [2010], son Berlyn Elian [2014], son Juan Manuel [2021] |
General Interest |
| Ambitions |
To finish in the top five at the 2020 Olympic Games in Tokyo. (elcaribe.com.do, 25 May 2021) |
Further Personal Information |
| Occupation |
Athlete, Police Officer |
| Languages |
Spanish |
| Higher education |
Accounting - APEC University: Santo Domingo, DOM |
General Interest |
| Famous relatives |
She comes from a family of international weightlifters representing the Dominican Republic. Her cousin Crismery Santana won both overall and snatch lift gold at the Pan American championships in 2021, 2019 [87kg] and 2018 [90kg], and also claimed 90kg snatch gold in 2017. Her cousin Mildre Leguisamo competed in the 58kg category at the 2017 Pan American Championships in Miami, FL, United States of America. Her brother Jhon competed in 67kg at the 2019 Pan American Championships in Guatemala City, Guatemala, and her sister Ana and aunt Guillermina Candelario have also competed at international level. (SportsDeskOnline, 07 Jun 2021; listindiario.com, 08 Sep 2020; eldia.com.do, 08 Mar 2018, 09 Aug 2017) |
Sport Specific Information |
| Why this sport? |
She saw her aunt Guillermina doing the sport and wanted to imitate her. |
General Interest |
| Hero / Idol |
Dominican weightlifter [and her aunt] Guillermina Candelario. (metrord.do, 03 Sep 2017) |
| Awards and honours |
She was named 2020 Weightlifter of the Year by the Sports Journalists' Association of Santo Domingo in the Dominican Republic. (policianacional.gob.do, 02 Dec 2020)
She was named among the 10 Best Dominican athletes [male and female] of 2016 by the Dominican Sport Journalists' Association. (tamborilnews.com, 03 Apr 2017) |
Sport Specific Information |
| When and where did you begin this sport? |
She took up the sport in San Pedro de Macoris, Dominican Republic. |
General Interest |
| Sporting philosophy / motto |
"I want to be the best, not just an ordinary athlete, because I want to give my children a better life." (metrord.do, 21 May 2017) |
| Other information |
SURPRISE QUALIFICATION
She had not expected to compete at the 2020 Olympic Games in Tokyo after falling pregnant with her third child in 2020, but was informed she had earned a qualification place in May 2021. "The news came just 42 days after I had given birth. The first thing I did was consult the doctors, and we were told there would be no problems. It is obviously a slow process. I started to train in May 2021, when my condition was at around 30%. I hope to be at 85% for the Games. I hope to be among the five best in the world, reach the total I managed before I got pregnant, and see how much my body can endure." (diariolibre.com, 26 May 2021; elcaribe.com.do, 25 May 2021; listindiario.com, 08 Sep 2020)
FAMILY AND SPORT
She became a mother at age 15, and found it hard to combine sport and the responsibility of being a single parent. "I was a single mother and I had to keep both sport and family going. I managed thanks to my mother and my aunt. The hardest thing is when I have to leave them behind when I travel. Sometimes I thought about leaving the sport to look for a job closer to them, but thankfully I have been able to overcome the challenge." (metrord.do, 21 May 2017) |
| Most influential person in career |
Dominican weightlifter [and her aunt] Guillermina Candelario. (metrord.do, 03 Sep 2017) |
Sport Specific Information |
| Training Regime |
She trains twice a day. "We are doing a lot of physical preparation, strengthening the parts that were weak after my pregnancy. We are also doing a double daily routine, which includes Sundays, because there is very little time left before the 2020 Olympic Games in Tokyo." |
| | Olympic Games |
| 2020 |
8 |
49kg |
 Tokyo |
| 2016 |
4 |
48kg |
 Rio de Janeiro |
| 2012 |
9 |
48kg |
 London |
| | World Championships |
| 2023 |
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49kg |
 Riyadh |
| 2023 |
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49kg - Snatch |
Riyadh |
| 2023 |
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49kg - Clean & Jerk |
Riyadh |
| 2019 |
7 |
49kg |
 Pattaya |
| 2019 |
6 |
49kg - Snatch |
Pattaya |
| 2019 |
9 |
49kg - Clean & Jerk |
Pattaya |
| 2018 |
4 |
49kg |
 Ashgabat |
| 2018 |
3 |
49kg - Snatch |
Ashgabat |
| 2018 |
5 |
49kg - Clean & Jerk |
Ashgabat |
| 2015 |
11 |
48kg |
 Houston, TX |
| 2015 |
11 |
48kg - Snatch |
Houston, TX |
| 2015 |
13 |
48kg - Clean & Jerk |
Houston, TX |
| | Pan American Games |
| 2023 |
3 |
49kg |
 Santiago |
| 2019 |
1 |
49kg |
 Lima |
| 2015 |
3 |
48kg |
 Toronto, ON |
| | Pan American Championships |
| 2024 |
|
49kg |
 Caracas |
| 2024 |
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49kg - Snatch |
Caracas |
| 2024 |
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49kg - Clean & Jerk |
Caracas |
| 2021 |
5 |
49kg |
 Guayaquil |
| 2021 |
4 |
49kg - Snatch |
Guayaquil |
| 2021 |
5 |
49kg - Clean & Jerk |
Guayaquil |
| 2019 |
2 |
49kg |
 Guatemala City |
| 2019 |
2 |
49kg - Snatch |
Guatemala City |
| 2019 |
3 |
49kg - Clean & Jerk |
Guatemala City |
| 2018 |
1 |
53kg |
 Santo Domingo |
| 2018 |
1 |
53kg - Snatch |
Santo Domingo |
| 2018 |
4 |
53kg - Clean & Jerk |
Santo Domingo |
| 2017 |
3 |
53kg |
Miami, FL |
| 2017 |
4 |
53kg - Snatch |
Miami, FL |
| 2017 |
3 |
53kg - Clean & Jerk |
Miami, FL |
| 2016 |
1 |
53kg |
 Cartagena |
| 2016 |
1 |
53kg - Snatch |
Cartagena |
| 2016 |
2 |
53kg - Clean & Jerk |
Cartagena |
| 2013 |
1 |
48kg |
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| 2013 |
1 |
48kg - Snatch |
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| 2013 |
2 |
48kg - Clean & Jerk |
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| 2012 |
6 |
48kg |
Antigua Guatemala |
| 2012 |
4 |
48kg - Snatch |
Antigua Guatemala |
| 2012 |
5 |
48kg - Clean & Jerk |
Antigua Guatemala |
| | IWF Grand Prix |
| 2024 |
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49kg |
Phuket |
| 2024 |
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49kg - Snatch |
Phuket |
| 2024 |
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49kg - Clean & Jerk |
Phuket |
| 2023 |
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49kg |
 Doha |
| 2023 |
1 |
49kg |
 Havana |
| 2023 |
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49kg - Snatch |
Doha |
| 2023 |
1 |
49kg - Snatch |
Havana |
| 2023 |
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49kg - Clean & Jerk |
Doha |
| 2023 |
3 |
49kg - Clean & Jerk |
Havana |
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